Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-09

At the town house about , o'clock yes terday afternoon Patrick Dewyre finished | the job which he undertook few weeks | ago at his room on Bank street It | will be remembered that he cut his throat l and subsequently, jumped out of a two story window. Having no relatives or friends he was removed to the town house where every possible precaution has been taken to prevent him ending his life. Yes terday two attendants were with him and Dewyre, while he was being closely watched, pulled the covering par tially over his face and before he could be prevented he had torn the bandage from his throat and opened the wound with his fingers. A physician was summoned, but Dewyre died before he ar rived. So desperate was the suicide that 1 he had torn large hole in his throat and pieces of flesh chung toshis fingers. Medi- cal examiner North was not notified and | when he learned of the case late this morn | ing, he went to the town house and viewed l the remains, and after an investigation gave | a burial permit The services of the Cath | ollie church were said at the town house ] and the remains will probably be buried | late this afternoon.
 Investigation into the case of Mahala | Lucas, whom the town has given aid for | two or three years, reveals a singular state | of affairs. Besides being pauper she en- | joys the distinction of being bigamist at l the age of 70. She first appeared in this town as Mahala King and was sent to the town house by the selectmen. She left | that institution after short residence there and applied to the town for aid, l which was refused. The next heard of her was that she had married Charles North | rop of Washington, who was living in this city at the time MT and Mrs Northrop lived on the town during and subsequent to their honeymoon until it was learned that Northrop was from Washington. That town was called on and settled with the town of Waterbury and made arrange ments for their support. Mrs Northrop's l second husband was 6 Mir Lucas, but his | whereabouts had been unknown for years until the town of Washington discovered | that he was living in Bethlehem, his means of existence being mainly from a pension. 1 Steps have been taken to see what the town of Bethlehem will do in the matter. Mahala in the meantime is receiving aid from this town for which Bethlehem will probably have to settle.
 NOTORIOUS sHOP-LIFTER ARRESTED. Harris, who Escaped from Hartford ap-
 prehended in New York.
 A special from New York to the EVEN
 ING DEMOCRAT says: William Harris, alias
 Pratt and Hurley, one of the most accom-
 plished shop-lifters in the country, though
 only 20 years old, was arrested here late
 last night by request of Hartford authori-
 ties The prisoner escaped from the su-
 perior court room in that city Wednesday
 and will probably be sent back tomorrow.
 Harris is numbered 1860 in rogues' gallery
 here. He has an interesting history In 1878 he served three months for shop lift
 ing, at Marthas Vineyard. Before that he had been arrested for attempted blakmail of Walter Malley, one of the defendants in the Jennie Cramer case. He claimed to possess letters written by Malley to the no- torious Blanche Douglass. In 1882 he es- capped from jail in Ipswich, where he was confined for shop-ifting and was captured here in 1884 and sent back six months later. Harris escaped again by means of false key. In September he stole clothing in New Britain Conn, was sent to Hart ford for trial and escaped as stated. He told Inspector Byrnes this morning that he would escape again.